1 Firefox tab uses 3x more memory than Avidemux coding an MP4
As the image shows - I have FF open (1 tab, already loaded) and avidemux converting an ISO to an MP4 in the background. FF's 1 open tab is using more than triple the amount of memory that avidemux is using to transcode a video
It's a joke, god knows what's going on in the background but this browser is dodgy... constantly updates itself and the version even if updates are set to never update, never download and never check - it STILL updates versions the SECOND its launched, EVERY single time.. update, update, update, update, no matter what you do... UPDATE UPDATE... It's as rigged as it gets
The ONLY way to stop it updating is to completely disable your internet connection and then launch it then delete and turn off all the HIDDEN update settings from the about:config. UNless you have these deleted and turned off, FF will ALWAYS update on EVERY launch, regardless of your settings/wishes.
I'm currently on FF 54 as I managed to FINALLY stop this determined thing updating itself... although it was difficult! All of the newer versions use even more memory and have many processes running even if you only have a single tab open - WTF does FF need 6 processes using tons of memory and literally draining resources just to open 1 god damn tab?
Before anyone even mentions updating or refreshing forget it. I've performed tons of clean installs and done many refreshes and it's never helped a thing, always the same problem
FF is a joke, theres no way its using all these processes and all this massive amounts of memory of my behalf (1 open tab)
SO WTF IS IT DOING?
Modified by A.Jay
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Hi A.Jay, Regardless of those features, you should not be experiencing that much memory usage, when you only have this page open. That's what you came here to fix, right? Let's focus on that first.
Are you running any third-party software, such as the following:
- Security software, firewalls, or internet safety
- Virus or malware checkers
- Backup or disk utility or cleaner software
If yes, can you provide the names of those software products?
You know what Chris, because my PC could have been part or all of the problem I decided to install FF 54 on 3 different laptops. 2 on Win7 and 1 on Win10, all clean installs.
I got the exact same thing on every one of them... massive, completely unnecessary, unexplained resource consumption
This thing is a god damn browser, a little window fetching and displaying bits of information - yet, as the title accurately states, the POS uses 3x more memory than a video transcoder!!
And it does it on ALL machines and operating systems
I know for a god damn fact that SCUM MOZILLA are constantly harvesting EVERY SCRAP of our data and selling it - no ifs, buts, no maybe - these SCUM are sucking everything we've got
On a side note, and the real reason why I decided to post again...
GOODBYE SCUM ADDONS
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HEHE :-)
A.Jay! I thought you had left us. :-)
I've asked the following question twice, and haven't gotten an answer from you:
Are you running any third-party software, such as the following:
- Security software, firewalls, or internet safety
- Virus or malware checkers
- Backup or disk utility or cleaner software
If yes, can you provide the names of those software products?
Maybe you're interpreting the question differently? If you need clarification, I'm always here to help.
Well you thought right - I had left you. As I said in the last post, in case you missed it - the reason I came back was to update the successful disabling of the FORCED SCUM ADDONS
I did search about a bit originally, but I couldnt see any way to do it, by pure luck and chance I was just looking for something in the settings of one of my programs and I noticed a "Disable Scum Addons' section and when I looked in there all the SCUM was active (even though they are set to DISABLED in abt:cfg)... so I clicked disable and voila!! hehe... goodbye scum!! :-)
And it seems like you misinterpreted my failure to answer you're question - I'm well aware of it and I did understand it but seeing as I'd answered it indirectly in other forms I presumed you would pick up on them and realize your question was moot, but apparently not so if only for your persistance - heres the answer:
"1 Win7 PC + 3 different laptops, 2 on Win7 and 1 on Win10, all clean installs"
A.Jay said
I know for a god damn fact that SCUM MOZILLA are constantly harvesting EVERY SCRAP of our data and selling it - no ifs, buts, no maybe - these SCUM are sucking everything we've got
Unlike with Microsoft and Google, Mozilla actually cares about users Privacy.
And just in case you have any other doubts - if you looked at any of the task manager screenshots I had attached you would see everything that is running on my PC
You also know all my addons from the copy+paste info
Mozilla Community, thank you for the help in this thread. I am locking this thread as A Jay is not following the Forum Community Guidelines with the foul language in this thread. If you have a similar issue, please open a new question from the "Ask a Question" at the top of this menu.